Example sentences of "[vb infin] down the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I 'd then put down the typical weight , a typical height , the main use , the usual colour tell me some key to press please ? |
| 32 | You can put down the concrete base and build the kit garage yourself ; lay the base but let the garage manufacturer build it ; or leave everything to him . |
| 33 | Will ye put down the fucking poker ? ’ |
| 34 | ‘ It [ the microprocessor ] does n't just hiccup ; it locks up completely and can shut down the whole plant , ’ says John Bull . |
| 35 | Do n't sit down the whole time while you 're teaching . |
| 36 | The binder can then shuffle down the wide row gathering a sheaf onto his insteps ; he then picks it up and binds it with straw or twine ( see Figure 11 ) . |
| 37 | Er it 's no good saying you 'll turn down the central heating and you 'll only take one holiday instead of two , that 's not really the purpose of retirement , and I think you 've got to be objective about what you 're doing with this . |
| 38 | Labour spokesmen made generous use of statistics to castigate the government for refusing to spend more money on science , and for letting Britain slip down the international league table on R&D spending . |